September 8, 2025
Heartbreaking Footage Sparks National Outcry Over Charlotte Train Murder
Emotional Surveillance Video of Ukrainian Refugee’s Stabbing on Charlotte Light Rail Shakes Community and Highlights Gaps in Public Safety I’m sitting here trying to find words that don’t feel hollow to describe what’s happening in Charlotte right now. A young woman named Iryna Zarutska, only 23, fled the war in Ukraine seeking safety. She survived bombs and loss back home, only to lose her life in an unthinkable act of violence on her daily commute to work in a city that promised refuge. On the evening of August 22, she boarded the Lynx Blue Line light rail in Charlotte. Footage











